John Frederick GRAY

Born

26 April 1928 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Died

30 September 1971 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

John Frederick married Geraldine Rose Marie CAYA 20 February 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geraldine Rose Marie CAYA was born 18 July 1929 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Geraldine Rose Marie died 29 March 2004 in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Geraldine Rose Marie was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Amedee-Raoul CAYA and Rose Gertrude LECLAIR .

Parents & Family of John Frederick GRAY

Parents of John Frederick GRAY

Father

Andrew Earl GRAY

Mother

Mary Winifred CONLEY

Grandparents of John Frederick GRAY

Paternal grandparents

Thomas Frederick GREY (GRAY) Sarah Elizabeth FLEMING

Maternal grandparents

John Richard CONLEY Winifred GOSSON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John Frederick GRAY

John Frederick GRAY married

Geraldine Rose Marie CAYA
Marriage date: 20 February 1954
Marriage place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Geraldine Rose Marie CAYA was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Amedee-Raoul CAYA and Rose Gertrude LECLAIR

Children of John Frederick GRAY and Geraldine Rose Marie CAYA

Carmel Ann GRAY

Born: 10 October 1954, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: 21 December 2012, Richmond, Ontario, Canada

Colleen Francis GRAY

Born: 16 December 1955, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died: 30 January 2005, North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

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Birth — 1928
26 April 1928
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England